An in-depth Associated Press report reveals a specialized team in the CIA’s Open Source Center is following up to five million Tweets a day, as well as Facebook posts and other open internet media. The end goal is to help predict if or when a region may become destabilized and to take the pulse of citizens after a major event, like the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
This team consists of analysts located in one of Virginia’s many CIA offices, as well as in US embassies in countries around the globe. They’re referred to as the “vengeful librarians,” and it’s not just a silly nickname — the best analysts have masters’ degrees in library science. Founded following the 9/11 Commissions’ recommendation to focus on counter-terrorism, the…
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